Glass Catfish (Kryptopterus vitreolus)
Glass Catfish (Kryptopterus vitreolus) is a very good fish for larger scale community fish tanks. They are fast, elegant and will always attract attention with its transparent body. You can feed them Hikari Micro Wafers or Dennerle Complete Gourmet Menu.
*Please note: For the safety of the livestock, we only ship livestock Monday – Wednesday. Please plan accordingly. We mainly sell juvenile livestock, but adults will be sent if available. We also do not sex livestock for any client, we will send a mix if available (this is to make it fair for everybody). This is company policy. PLEASE DO NOT ORDER IF YOU ARE NOT HAPPY RECEIVING ONLY MALES OR ONLY FEMALES OR JUVENILE FISH.
Characteristic:
Scientific Name | Kryptopterus vitreolus |
Family | Siluridae |
Origin | Thailand |
Breeding | Unknown |
Tempremant | Semi-Aggresive |
Tank Level | Mid – Top Dweller |
Lifespan | 6 – 8 Years |
Minimum Tank Size | 90L+ |
Adult Size | 5.5cm – 6.5cm |
Difficulty | Easy – Intermediate |
pH | 4.0 – 7.0 |
Temperature | 20 – 26C |
*Please remember that these fish can change their colour according to the light and substrate colour – for optimal colour, invest in a Chihiros, Twinstar or ADA light.
McMerwe comments: Perfect for any larger planted tank. Very good looking fish, but they can get aggressive in smaller community fish tanks. [Rating: 4/5].
Jarreau Masogo (verified owner) –
Had 3 glass catfish from another breeder and topped the group off with another 3 from Mcmerwe. Overall I’m satisfied with the purchase and they’re doing okay in the tank. Only downside is I received one that had its whiskers both missing and on closer inspection I can’t see numbs where I’d assume they’d grow back so likely a deformity